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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by grasshopperpurp on Friday February 02, 2018 @03:58PM (#16294154)
The NFL could limit some of the injuries to receivers and DB's by allowing illegal contact (less space = less speed prior to contact), but it'd hurt the offenses, and the league doesn't want low-scoring games. They could also limit the amount of zone that teams are allowed to play, but at that point, the sport begins to look very different.
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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by valleyer on Friday February 02, 2018 @05:55PM (#16294917)
They could counteract the disadvantage to offenses by allowing holding by the offense in the tackle box. This would have the extra benefit of protecting backs better from being blindsided.

It's hard to gauge the effects of these kinds of changes without letting them play out, but I for one would love to see the NFL try this combination for a year.

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by dragonwriter on Friday February 02, 2018 @05:58PM (#16294930)
> They could also limit the amount of zone that teams are allowed to play

How would that even work?

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by kasey_junk on Friday February 02, 2018 @10:14PM (#16295931)
They could literally mandate where defenders line up to make zone more difficult.

They did the same with offensive lines after all.

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Re:I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroye... by grasshopperpurp on Monday February 05, 2018 @08:09AM (#16308517)
Yeah, it would have to be something similar to illegal defense in basketball. Trying to officiate that does sound like a nightmare, though.
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